The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) cordially invites you to a seminar on safety, security, and safeguards (3S) by design for small modular reactors (SMRs) to take place on 27 March 2025 from 12:30 to 14:00 (CET). The seminar will build on and discuss the outcomes of the 2024 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Conference on Small […]
VCDNP Senior Research Associate Noah Mayhew examines the international frameworks prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities and proposes practical measures to strengthen these prohibitions in a newly published paper.
The VCDNP hosted 23 experts from governments, international organisations, industry, and academia for an interactive workshop to explore the risks and opportunities of AI for the nuclear supply chain and the security of nuclear facilities.
The VCDNP held a panel discussion exploring the rapid advancements in new and emerging technologies and their impact on the nuclear supply chain and the security of nuclear facilities.
Senior Research Associate Noah Mayhew has published an article in the Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament with co-authors Dr. Leonardo Bandarra and Dr. Malte Göttsche.
In this Governing the Atom brief, Dr. Sarah Case Lackner, Ingrid Kirsten, and Benedict Höfter provide a succinct overview of the regulatory mechanisms for nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and export controls that facilitate peaceful uses of nuclear technology while protecting people and the environment, and contributing to global security.
VCDNP Executive Director Elena K. Sokova was joined by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and Charles Oppenheimer, founder of the Oppenheimer Project and grandson of J. Robert Oppenheimer, for a conversation on the past, present, and future of nuclear energy.
The VCDNP and IPU launched a report entitled “Engaging Parliamentarians on Nuclear Security,” covering lessons learned, main conclusions and recommendations following a jointly organized workshop held in April 2024.
The VCDNP and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) present key findings and recommendations on engaging parliamentarians on nuclear security in a new report, building on a high-level workshop, organised in April 2024.
For its annual diplomatic workshop, the VCDNP convened 55 ambassadors, senior diplomats, and experts for intensive discussions on challenges for multilateral nuclear diplomacy, expectations for the 2024 NPT PrepCom, the nuclear security regime after ICONS 2024, and the impact of artificial intelligence in the nuclear domain.
The VCDNP organised a panel during the IAEA International Symposium on Food Safety and Control to highlight the support provided by IAEA collaborating centres and the potential of machine-based radiation to improve access to the benefits of radiation for health, food safety and food security in developing countries.
The VCDNP and its partners convened African policymakers and regulators, small modular reactor developers, and international experts, including from philanthropic and financial institutions as well as the IAEA, to discuss challenges and opportunities for the deployment of small modular reactors in Africa.
The VCDNP held a side event at the IAEA International Conference on Nuclear Security that focused on engaging parliamentarians and other high-level officials to advance nuclear security around the world.
VCDNP experts participated in ICONS 2024, including speaking in and moderating two technical sessions and holding one side event on high-level engagement on nuclear security.
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